Darrel Anderson

Darrel T. Anderson

President and Chief Executive Officer IDACORP and Idaho Power

Darrel T. Anderson has led the company since 2014. Idaho Power has operated since 1916 and has a focus on sustainability, defined as “sound and enduring financial, environmental and social stewardship.”

Idaho Power has 17 hydroelectric projects with a total capacity of 1,709 MW as the core of its generation portfolio, on the Snake River and its tributaries, as well as operating natural gas-fired plants and owning shares of three coal-fired plants. The company has a total nameplate generating capacity of 3,594 MW and a service area population of about 1.2 million. Hydropower accounted for more than 47% of the electricity the utility generated in 2016.